| > representative democratic governance It's questionable if that exists in Canada given the system that's currently in place. Look at the results of the most recent federal election, for example:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Canadian_federal_election A party that received 32.62% of the popular vote got 160 seats in the House of Commons, while another party that received 33.74% of the vote got only 119 seats. A party that received only 7.64% of the votes got 32 seats, while another party that received 17.82% of the vote got only 25 seats. A party that received 2.33% of the votes got 2 seats, while another party that received 4.94% of the vote got no seats. With a votes-to-seats situation like that, there are a lot of Canadians who don't have proper representation in the House of Commons, or in some cases, effectively none at all. It's no surprise that the voter turnout wasn't even 63%; many Canadians are completely disillusioned with how the current system works, and don't feel that any of the parties can offer them meaningful representation. |